10 Global Compact Principles based on several issues including:
Human Rights Businesses should:
Principle 1:
Support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
Principle 2:
Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour Standards Businesses should uphold:
Principle 3:
The freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Principle 4:
The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour
Principle 5:
The effective abolition of child labour
Principle 6:
The elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation.
Environment Businesses should:
Principle 7:
Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
Principle 8:
Undertake initiatives to promote environmental responsibility
Principle 9:
Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10:
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
